Quality Assurance Program
All the planned and systematic activities implemented within the quality system that can be demonstrated to provide confidence that a product or service will fulfill requirements for quality.
Help ensure the environmental data generated and collected by (or for) TCEQ is of known quality.
The quality of the data becomes known through thoroughly documenting processes and ensuring those processes are followed.
TCEQ Quality Assurance Team Key Contact
D. Jody Koehler (512) 239-1990
TCEQ QA Manager
The Quality Management Plan (QMP) documents and describes the organizational arrangements, processes, procedures, and requirements of TCEQ’s Quality Assurance (QA) program. Approval of the QMP by TCEQ senior management reflects the agency’s commitment to the principles and quality system defined in the document.
The QMP contains 18 sections organized to parallel federal guidelines and national standards
- Title, Table of Contents, and List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
- QMP Approvals
- Quality Statement
- Organization Charts
- Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities
- Technical Activities and Programs Supported by the QMP
- Conformance with Policies, Procedures, Standards, and Regulations
- QA Field Activities
- Computer Hardware and Software
- Information Quality Guidelines
- Organization Competence
- Personnel Training
- Procurement of Items and Services
- Document and Record Processes
- Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) Model
- Dispute Resolution Process
- Continual Improvement
- Data Review, Validation and Verification, and Data Usability Reporting
The current version of the TCEQ QMP is available electronically for download.
TCEQ's QA work group is tasked with the development, implementation, and oversight of the agency's quality system.
To receive more information regarding TCEQ’s Q A group, please visit Quality Assurance Group
Related External QA Pages
The Laboratory Accreditation Program's rights and duties are defined by Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code chapter 25 .
To receive more information regarding TCEQ’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP), please visit our page: Environmental Laboratory (NELAP) Accreditation